Portfolio - Grace Cooley by gracecooley86

GRACE COOLEY

EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

DESIGN ALASKA May 2021- August 2021 • Documented historic buildings through plans, sections, and elevations from point cloud data under HABS standards. • Created digital models and drawings in revit for renovation and new build projects.

VIRTUAL PLATFORM ORGANIZER

GRACE M. COOLEY CONTACT 313.942.1500 gracecooley86@gmail.com 555 N Elizabeth, Dearborn MI, 48128

SKILLS Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Rhino Autocad Revit 3dsmax Sketchup

EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE IN ARCHITECTURE AUGUST 2018-PRESENT UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY GPA: 3.95 DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2018: 1ST PLACE

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION January 2021- May 2021 • Assisted in building the virtual platform that hosted EDRA52 Detroit: Just Environments • Worked in a small team to build the content of the virtual conference, including creating and formatting various session types, virtual lounges, and a virtual poster expo.

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TEACHING ASSITANT

UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY August 2020- December 2020 • Instructed a graphics workshop. • Assisted the professor by creating notes on student presentations, organizing zoom calls, taking attendance, answering student questions and distributing class content.

ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK INTERN

BOX DESIGN FURNITURE July 2020- August 2020 • Used Rhino to create 3D models of architectural millwork pieces, and created drawings for fabrication purposes. • Communicated with various architecture firms, manufacturers, and fabricators. • Completed site visits, observed millwork installs, and gained experience in optimizer.

PHOTOGRAPHER + PHOTO-EDITOR

TECHNICAL COMPUTER SERVICES August 2015- August 2019 • Worked as a senior photographer, developing extensive experience using DSLR cameras for sports photography. • Used custom software designed in-house to sort, select, edit, and enhance photos. • Designed promotional posters and graphics for customer orders.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Capitol Park Library Sensorial Installation Interconnection

Cultivating Community

Groundline

Frontage

Shed Some Light

C A P I T O L PA R K L I B R A R Y Instructor: Amy Rakich, 2nd Year

This library aims to help the community and provide additional resources that a standard library would not provide. When visiting the site, I noticed a fair amount of homeless people and felt moved to provide additional programming which turned into the idea of a donation center and clothing “shop”. This programming also ties into one of the maker spaces, which focuses on clothing sustainability with resources to repair clothes, recycle clothes, and include general classes on how to sew, knit, crochet, dye fabric… etc. In addition to adding programming that would be helpful to the community, one of the main design drivers was creating diffused daylit spaces that would be beneficial to reading, studying, or other work related items. In order to create this, a double-skin facade was implemented with translucent glass blocks on the east elevation of the building, and programming was put where people would be against that facade. An atrium was created on the upper three floors (where most of the reading + studying will be happening) to allow more light to enter the building. The majority of the seating relates to the atrium in some way, allowing for a connectivity between floors, and creating an opportunity for people to see others they normally would not see. When designing, it was important for the project to be oriented inward, to assist people in staying focused.

Louvres

Double Glazing

Air Cavity

Glass Block Concrete Double Tee

Louvres Glazing Wooden Slats Vapor Barrier Continuous Outboard Insulation Concrete Wall Section

Exterior Perspective

7 Clothing “Shop”

Cafe

Main Service Desk

Stand-Up CPUs

Level 1 Floor Plan Scale: 1’=1/16”

Special Research Offices

Maker Space 2: General

Special Collections

Level 4

Periodicals + Non-print Media Seating

Computer Work Space

Level 3

Conference Room Storage Small Meeting Room

Assembly Space

Makerspace 1: Clothing Sustainability Level 2

30 ft

Seating Atrium with Ceremonial Stair

General Collections Work/Study Carrels

General Collections

Level 7

Seating Atrium with Ceremonial Stair

General Collections Work/Study Carrels

General Collections

Level 6

Reading Room Tutoring Rooms

Individual Seating

Special Collections

General Collections

Level 5

30 ft

Stacks

Seating

Maker Space

Large Meeting Space

Small Meeting Space

Clothing Shop

Service Desks

Staff Space

Restrooms

Circulation

Mechanical

Exploded Axon of Floor Plans

S E N S O R I A L I N S TA L L AT I O N Instructor: Allegra Pitera, 3rd Year In collaboration with Madison Nelson + John Klopp

Using a hybrid of Virtual Reality and physical built space, the goal was to immerse the user into an experience that focuses on sight, touch, and sound. The virtual reality allows the viewer to see an infinite plane of moving water as the ground, while the physical built space allows your feet to actually feel water. In VR, the small room shows projections and refractions of water, while the built space corresponds to what you are seeing and uses a variety of materials to encapsulate the haptic realm of the water/light projections. Music was written to fit the experience of the installation which allows the user to completely disconnect from the real world and experience something out of this world. The physical installation was 8’x8’ and corresponded to the geometry created in VR exactly. 130 gallons of water filled the bottom of the installation. Silk, tulle, chicken wire, and velvet made up the haptic realm of the physical installation, correlating to what was happening inside the VR world.

VR Experience

1’

Front Elevation

Right Elevation

1’ Leftt Section

1’ Right Section

Installation Construction:

Tulle

Silk

Velvet

Chicken Wire

Gel Packs

INTERCONNECTION Instructor: Allegra Pitera, 3rd Year In collaboration with Madison Nelson + John Klopp

Located near Eastern Market, this project aims to create an environment that is not only suitable for the area but also, for its inhabitants. This intergenerational community center uses water and vegetation to enhance sensory experiences for residents and community members, mainly through the senses of sound, sight, and touch. The water pathways feature running water, creating an enjoyable sound of trickling water. The vegetation chosen was intended to improve the biodiversity of the area; in addition, to creating desirable soundscapes. An inital design driver was the use of water harvesting because of the projects location. Its surrounding area is extrememly pavement heavy which causes issues with stormwater management; therefore, collecting rainwater lessens the strain on Detroits stormwater systems. In addition to that benefit, the water can be used in the residential units to save on utility costs and can be used within the water features and for irrigation purposes for the landscaping. All of the residential units face South, allowing sunlight to flood the units during winter months. The orientation also faces the landscaping, giving residents a view of community spaces. Additional programming includes a library, daycare center, breakfast restaurant, pharmacy, clothing shop, bike shop, icecream shop, soccer field, three workshop spaces, and a rooftop garden that overlooks the soccer field.

Sun Path Diagram

Vegetation Diagram

Water Path Diagram

First Floor Plan

30 ft

Pharmacy

Tech Workshop

Exercise Workshop

Icecream Shop

Clothing Shop

Cooking Workshop

Bike Shop

Breakfast Restaurant

Library

Lobby

Daycare

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan 30 ft

Roof Plan

Southwest Elevation: Russell Street

Northeast Elevation: Scott Street

Southwest Section: Russell Street

30 ft

Northwest Elevation: Eliot

Southeast Elevation: Alley

Southeast Section: Alley

30 ft

C U L T I VAT I N G C O M M U N I T Y Instructor: Tadd Heidgerken, 3rd Year

This project aims to explore a new housing typology. With co-operative housing in mind, this housing aims to bring people together through shared exterior spaces by providing areas for people to run into each other, have a meal together, or engage in a fun activity. The project encompasses a total of 12 units between four buildings. There are 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units to encourage diversity among residents and offer living options for people in all stages of life. In addition to lounge spaces (covered outdoor seating, firepits, and a shared outdoor kitchen) an underground pool was also added to function as a third space, in the hopes of bringing people together. The housing has a water collection system which works in junction with the pools. All units have direct access to the pools from their buildings, but there are also two public entrances along the alleyway, allowing anyone from the neighborhood to access them. The framework plans addresses the neighborhoods basic needs, while this housing project intends to take the next steps towards cultivating a community, through the use of a variety of shared spaces that can help people from connections with one another.

D W

Covered Public Underground 2-person seating Pool

Shared Space Diagram

Shared Outdoor Dining

Shared Outdoor Kitchen

Firepit

Sidewalk Chalk

Space for Board Games

30’ Longitudinal Sections

GROUNDLINE Instructor: Erika Lindsay, 4th Year

This project is located in the Santo Stefano neighborhood of Volterra, Italy. The site provides three existing walls from a romanesque church. Both the existing walls and the history and culture of Volterra drove the design of the project. Inspiration was taken from the coloring of the walls and the vegetation that was growing out from the cracks of the blocks that make up the wall. Since Volterra has such a rich theatre culture, theatre programming was added to complement the required cafe programming. Both theatre spaces and cafes foster creativity, so the goal of the project was to create in integrated space where coffee and theatre blend together. The project is called groundline to demonstrate this blending, as coffee contains grounds, and actors have lines.

Transverse Section

Front Elevation

Section Perspective

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Parti Diagram

Outdoor Cafe Space 38 RIGHT: Indoor Cafe Space

Methodology

Existing Conditions

Vegetation

Intervention

F R O N TA G E Instructor: Amy Rakich, 2nd Year In collaboration with Maria Lederer + Sara Mitrakovic

Frontage, a two week charrette, aimed to get us familar with the site of Capitol Park. The goal was to create a theatre that not only engaged the site but also attracted people. The front facade utilized vertical louvres that could be projected on (allowing people to watch films from the park) or could be digitilized panels that could be reused in other projects. The intent of the project was for it to be temporary, so we focused on materials that were recyclable or could be reused in other projects. We therefore chose to use wood and the reusable panels. The vertical louvres would be open during the day, allowing light into the lobby and community spaces. The intention was to create an engaging, exciting, and interactive facade that complemented the interior programming.

Above: Frontage Model Right: Frontage Model Details

SHED SOME LIGHT Instructor: Erika Lindsay, 1st Year

Fold paper. Draw the folded form. Fold more paper. Draw more of the folded forms. Fold, draw, fold, draw. This project focused on creating different forms from all of the same base fold. The forms utilized a parabola fold as it’s base, and from that base fold, over 30 distinct forms were created in the process. Some were rather small, others quite large, some were structurally sound while others were very persnickety in regards to holding shape. Each form was simultaneaously unique and related to the other forms. After experimenting with the forms, the task was to create a light fixture with our new found paper folding skills. The final design gravitated towards a more open form, in which the lightbulb is exposed. The base module in the light fixture form was modified from the original parabola by adding slits up the middle on two of the “corners” and then pinching the other two corners. By connecting six of these modules in a uniform way, the final light fixture came to be.

ABOVE: Ink Drawings of Final Light Fixture Design RIGHT: Photos of Light Fixture Model